Scholar RAG MCP Server

by notwhiteblankio.github.notwhiteblank/scholar-rag-mcpv0.4.0

Academic paper knowledge base over local PDFs: MinerU parsing, metadata normalization, Qdrant vector search with reranking and paginated full-text reading.

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Install Scholar RAG MCP server

claude mcp add scholar-rag -e SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL='<scholar-rag-chat-base-url>' -e SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL='<scholar-rag-embed-base-url>' -e SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL='<scholar-rag-rerank-base-url>' -- uvx scholar-rag-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-rag": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-rag-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL": "<scholar-rag-chat-base-url>",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL": "<scholar-rag-embed-base-url>",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL": "<scholar-rag-rerank-base-url>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json (global) or .cursor/mcp.json (project).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-rag": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-rag-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL": "<scholar-rag-chat-base-url>",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL": "<scholar-rag-embed-base-url>",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL": "<scholar-rag-rerank-base-url>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings → Developer → Edit Config (claude_desktop_config.json), then restart.

{
  "servers": {
    "scholar-rag": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-rag-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL": "<scholar-rag-chat-base-url>",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL": "<scholar-rag-embed-base-url>",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL": "<scholar-rag-rerank-base-url>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scholar-rag": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scholar-rag-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL": "<scholar-rag-chat-base-url>",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL": "<scholar-rag-embed-base-url>",
        "SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL": "<scholar-rag-rerank-base-url>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json.

Configuration

Variable	Required	Secret	Description
SCHOLAR_RAG_DATA_DIR	—	—	Data root directory (knowledge bases, caches, jobs)
SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL	yes	—	OpenAI-compatible chat endpoint for annotation/keywords (e.g. local vLLM)
SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL	yes	—	OpenAI-compatible embeddings endpoint
SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL	yes	—	Rerank endpoint (/v1/rerank)

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Maintained — last maintenance signal 36d ago. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-09-04 · 36d ago · GitHub
Latest release
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Package published
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Registry entry updated
2026-09-04 · 36d ago · official registry · v0.4.0

FAQ

›How do I install the Scholar RAG MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add scholar-rag -e SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL='<scholar-rag-chat-base-url>' -e SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL='<scholar-rag-embed-base-url>' -e SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL='<scholar-rag-rerank-base-url>' -- uvx scholar-rag-mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does Scholar RAG require an API key?

Yes. It expects SCHOLAR_RAG_CHAT_BASE_URL, SCHOLAR_RAG_EMBED_BASE_URL, SCHOLAR_RAG_RERANK_BASE_URL.

›Can I use Scholar RAG as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

No hosted endpoint is published; it runs locally over stdio.

›Is Scholar RAG in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.notwhiteblank/scholar-rag-mcp.